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Jiannan Zhang (张剑南)
Associate Research Fellow at Sichuan University. I am also employed as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Wang yajun (王亚军) Lab at Sichuan University (四川大学).
I am broadly interested in Avian Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Transgenesis in chicken.
Research Experience
Associate Research Fellow
Sichuan University
Sichuan University
present - 2021
- 2021-present, Associate Research Fellow, The College of Life Sciences
Post-doctoral Fellow
Sichuan University
Sichuan University
present - 2017
Assistant Research Fellow
Sichuan University
Sichuan University
2021 - 2017
- 2017-2021, Assistant Research Fellow, The College of Life Sciences
Education
PhD., Cell Biology
Sichuan University
Sichuan, CN
2017 - 2011
B.S., National Base of Life Science & Biotechnology Education
Sichuan University
Sichuan, CN
2011 - 2007
Teaching Experience
Cell biology (细胞生物学)
Undergraduate level class, The College of Life Sciences
Sichuan University
2021
- Undergraduate level class
Developmental biology (发育生物学)
Undergraduate level class, The College of Life Sciences
Sichuan University
2021 - 2019
- Undergraduate level class
Grants
垂体激素ACTH调控家鸡肝脏糖脂代谢的机制探究 (2020T130439)
主持, CNY ¥180,000, 中国博士后科学基金特别资助
N/A
2021 - 2020
多不饱和脂肪酸调控家鸡肝脏脂肪生成的机制解析(省重) (2019YJ0017)
主持, CNY ¥100,000, 四川省科学技术厅-应用基础研究
N/A
2021 - 2019
家鸡GPR120受体介导多不饱和脂肪酸对肝脏脂质代谢的调节效应探究 (31802056)
主持, CNY ¥300,000, 国家自然科学基金青年项目
N/A
Publications
Neuropeptide S (NPS) and its receptor (NPSR1) in chickens: cloning, tissue expression, and functional analysis
Poultry Science. 2021, 100 (12), 101445. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101445
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2021
- Chao Fang#, Jiannan Zhang#, Yiping Wan, Zejiao Li, Feiyang Qi, Yuanhao Dang, Juan Li, Yajun Wang*;
Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Three 5-HT Receptor Genes (HTR1B, HTR1E, and HTR1F) in Chickens
Genes. 2021, 12(6): 891. doi: 10.3390/genes12060891
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- Caiyun Sun, Yang Qiu, Qin Ren, Xiao Zhang, Baolong Cao, Yi Zou, Juan Li, Jiannan Zhang*, Yajun Wang;
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of Chicken Anterior Pituitary: A Bird’s-Eye View on Vertebrate Pituitary
Frontiers in physiology. 2021, 12:. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.562817
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- Jiannan Zhang#, Can Lv#, Chunheng Mo, Meng Liu, Yiping Wan, Juan Li*, Yajun Wang*;
- Impact Factor = 4.566
Characterization of Four Orphan Receptors (GPR3, GPR6, GPR12 and GPR12L) in Chickens and Ducks and Regulation of GPR12 Expression in Ovarian Granulosa Cells by Progesterone
Genes. 2021, 12(4): 489. doi: 10.3390/genes12040489
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- Li, Z.; Jiang, B.; Cao, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Li, J.; Huang, Y.*; Wang, Y.*;
Characterization of four urotensin II receptors (UTS2Rs) in chickens
Peptides. 2021, 138: 170482. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170482
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- Cui, L.#, Lv, C.#, Zhang, J., Li, J.*, & Wang, Y.*;
The Asp298Asn polymorphism of melanocortin‐4 receptor (MC4R) in pigs: evidence for its potential effects on MC4R constitutive activity and cell surface expression
Animal Genetics. 2020, 51(5):694-706. doi: 10.1111/age.12986
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2020
- Zhang, J#; Li, J#; Wu, C; Hu, Z; An, L; Wan, Y; Fang, C; Zhang, X; Li, J*; Wang, Y*;
- Impact Factor = 2.841
Melanocortin Receptor 4 (MC4R) Signaling System in Nile Tilapia
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020, 21(19):7036. doi: 10.3390/ijms21197036
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- Liu, Tianqiang; Deng, Yue; Zhang, Zheng; Cao, Baolong; Li, Jing; Sun, Caiyun; Hu, Zhixing; Zhang, Jiannan*; Li, Juan; Wang, Yajun*;
- Impact Factor = 4.556
Characterization of a novel thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor, TRHR3, in chickens
Poultry Science. 2020, 99(3):1643-1654. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.062
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- Li, Xiaoxiao#; Li, Zhengyang#; Deng, Yue; Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Characterization of the neuropeptide FF (NPFF) gene in chickens: evidence for a single bioactive NPAF peptide encoded by the NPFF gene in birds
Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 2020, :106435. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106435
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- Chen, J#; Huang, S#; Zhang, J; Li, J*; Wang, Y*;
Arginine vasotocin (AVT)/mesotocin (MT) receptors in chickens: Evidence for the possible involvement of AVT-AVPR1 signaling in the regulation of oviposition and pituitary prolactin expression
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2019, 281:91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.013
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2019
- Wu, Chao; Lv, Can; Wan, Yiping; Li, Xiaoxiao; Zhang, Jiannan*; Li, Juan; Wang, Yajun*;
Regulation of Pituitary Cocaine-and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Expression and Secretion by Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Chickens
Frontiers in physiology. 2019, 10:. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00882
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- Mo, Chunheng; Lv, Can; Huang, Long; Li, Zhengyang; Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Endothelins (EDN1, EDN2, EDN3) and their receptors (EDNRA, EDNRB, EDNRB2) in chickens: Functional analysis and tissue distribution
General and comparative endocrinology. 2019, 283:113231. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113231
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- Liu, Haikun; Luo, Qin; Zhang, Jiannan; Mo, Chunheng; Wang, Yajun*; Li, Juan*;
Identification of a Novel Functional Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH2) in Chickens and Its Roles in Stimulating Pituitary TSHβ Expression and ACTH Secretion
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10:595. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00595
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- Bu, Guixian#; Fan, Jie#; Yang, Ming; Lv, Can; Lin, Yin; Li, Jinxuan; Meng, Fengyan; Du, Xiaogang; Zeng, Xianyin*; Zhang, Jiannan; Juan Li; Yajun Wang*
Characterization of the Apelin/Elabela Receptors (APLNR) in Chickens, Turtles, and Zebrafish: Identification of a Novel Apelin-Specific Receptor in Teleosts
Frontiers in endocrinology. 2018, 9:756. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00756
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2018
- Zhang, Jiannan; Zhou, Yawei; Wu, Chenlei; Wan, Yiping; Fang, Chao; Li, Jing; Fang, Wenqian; Yi, Ran; Zhu, Guoqiang; Li, Juan*; Yajun Wang*
The orphan G protein-coupled receptor 25 (GPR25) is activated by Apelin and Apela in non-mammalian vertebrates
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2018, 501(2):408-414. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.229
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- Zhang, Jiannan#; Wan, Yiping#; Fang, Chao; Chen, Junan; Ouyang, Wangan; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Characterization of neuromedin U (NMU), neuromedin S (NMS) and their receptors (NMUR1, NMUR2) in chickens
Peptides. 2018, 101:69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.12.022
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- Wan, Yiping#; Zhang, Jiannan#; Fang, Chao; Chen, Junan; Li, Jing; Li, Juan*; Wu, Chenlei; Wang, Yajun*;
The interaction of MC3R and MC4R with MRAP2, ACTH, α-MSH and AgRP in chickens
Journal of Endocrinology. 2017, 234(2):155-174. doi: 10.1530/JOE-17-0131
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2017
- Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Xin; Zhou, Yawei; Cui, Lin; Li, Jing; Wu, Chenlei; Wan, Yiping; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
- Impact Factor = 4.706
Molecular characterization of neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors (Y1, Y4 and Y6) and investigation of the tissue expression of their ligands (NPY, PYY and PP) in chickens
General and comparative endocrinology. 2017, 240:46-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.09.005
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- Gao, Shunyu#; Zhang, Jiannan#; He, Chen; Meng, Fengyan; Bu, Guixian; Zhu, Guoqiang; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Characterization of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and its receptor in chickens: Tissue expression, functional analysis, and fasting-induced up-regulation of hypothalamic MCH expression
Gene. 2017, 615:57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.03.009
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- Cui, Lin; Lv, Can; Zhang, Jiannan; Mo, Chunheng; Lin, Dongliang; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Molecular characterization of three NPY receptors (Y2, Y5 and Y7) in chickens: Gene structure, tissue expression, promoter identification, and functional analysis
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2016, 236:24-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.04.019
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2016
- He, Chen#; Zhang, Jiannan#; Gao, Shunyu; Meng, Fengyan; Bu, Guixian; Li, Juan*; Wang, Yajun*;
Identification and characterization of the free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2) and a novel functional FFA2-like receptor (FFA2L) for short-chain fatty acids in pigs: Evidence for the existence of a duplicated FFA2 gene (FFA2L) in some mammalian species
Domestic animal endocrinology. 2014, 47:108-118. e1. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.10.004
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2014
- Zhang, J; Cheng, S; Wang, Y*; Yu, X; Li, J*;
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzamide derivatives as potent smoothened antagonists
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters. 2014, 24(5):1426-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.01.006
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- Wu, Tian-Ming; Wang, Dao-Cai; Xiang, Pu; Zhang, Jian-Nan; Sang, Ya-Xiong; Lin, Hong-Jun; Chen, Jie; Xie, Gang; Song, Hang; Zhao, Ying-Lan*;
Glucagon-like peptide (GCGL) is a novel potential TSH-releasing factor (TRF) in Chickens: I) Evidence for its potent and specific action on stimulating TSH mRNA expression and secretion in the pituitary
Endocrinology. 2014, 155(11):4568-4580. doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1331
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- Huang, Guian; He, Chen; Meng, Fengyan; Li, Juan; Zhang, Jiannan; Wang, Yajun*;
Conference presentations
黑皮质素系统在家鸡能量平衡中的作用机理解析
四川省细胞生物学会2017年度学术大会
Chengdu, CN
2017
家鸡促甲状腺激素受体(cTSHR)的克隆、剪切变体鉴定及其功能分析
第十六次全国动物遗传育种学术讨论会系列学术报告会
Yangzhou, CN
2011